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Welcome to iFinish Strong Enrichment Center

Welcome to iFinish Strong Enrichment Center, where we believe that understanding your mental health can be an important step toward healing, growth, and living well. I’m Dr. Sandra Stubbs, and I invite you to visit us at ifscounseling.net. Our website is a great place to learn more about who we are, the mental health services we provide, and how I work with individuals experiencing OCD, in

When Antidepressants Fail, Portland Patients Turn to TMS for Advanced Depression Relief

Over the past several years, conversations about mental health have become more common across Oregon.  As more people speak up about struggling with mental health issues, the stigma surrounding mental health conditions like depression has shown signs of receding in Oregon.  More people are seeking help, employers are expanding mental health benefits, schools are investing in student we

Why African Immigrants and Refugees Struggle to Access Mental Health Care in Oregon — And What We're Doing About It

By Hussein Idow, CSWA, MSW, QMHP, CADC-II-R | Healing Power Therapy, LLC | Portland, Oregon If you've ever sat across from a Somali mother who hasn't slept in months, a Congolese father who can't explain why he feels numb, or an Ethiopian young adult who is told by their family that therapy is "for crazy people" — you understand why culturally responsive mental health care is not a luxury

Treatment-resistant depression: what to ask about by name

Treatment-resistant depression is a clinical term with a fairly unromantic definition: depression that has not responded adequately to at least two antidepressant trials, each at a reasonable dose for a reasonable…

What I Learned from Goodbye